Answer
24% increase
Work Step by Step
percent increase = $\frac{new amount-original amount}{original amount}$
$\frac{22.25-18}{18}=0.236$
Move the decimal two places to the right and round up.
The percent increase is 24%.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-10 Change Expressed as a Percent - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 149: 26
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